| The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton Contributor(s): Wharton, Edith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684842572 ISBN-13: 9780684842578 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: These 11 spine-tingling tales of the supernatural bring to light the author's interest in the traditional New England ghost story and her fascination with spirits, hauntings, and other phenomena. Fine line-drawings by Laszlo Kubinyi enhance the mysterious and sometimes chilling mood. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Ghost - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.29" W x 8.02" (0.56 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One might not expect a woman of Edith Wharton's literary stature to be a believer of ghost stories, much less be frightened by them, but as she admits in her postscript to this spine-tingling collection, ...till I was twenty-seven or -eight, I could not sleep in the room with a book containing a ghost story. Once her fear was overcome, however, she took to writing tales of the supernatural for publication in the magazines of the day. These eleven finely wrought pieces showcase her mastery of the traditional New England ghost story and her fascination with spirits, hauntings, and other supernatural phenomena. Called flawlessly eerie by Ms. magazine, this collection includes Pomegranate Seed, The Eyes, All Souls', The Looking Glass, and The Triumph of Night. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wharton, Edith: - Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist--the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921--as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Born into one of New York's elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. |
